OVation Boss, Dele Momodu, has opined that disqualified Big Brother lockdown housemate, Erica Nlewedim, has united Africa more than the African Union has done in many years.
The Seasoned Journalist made his opinion known via his social media page on Thursday, 24th September, 2020.
His post read ;
”A toast to AFRICAN UNITY… @ericanlewedim has reunited AFRICA in few weeks more than the AFRICAN UNION in many years…”
He also wrote ;
See the number of Africa countries celebrating her big time and joyously enjoying her post… The last time I saw this was when i wrote THE KARENPLIFICATION OF AFRICA, on Karen Igho in BBA..
Not less that 50 persons have sustained burn injuries as a gas tanker exploded in Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos on Thursday, September 24th.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency took to her official twitter page to confirm and give details of the sad incident.
According to LASEMA an unknown truck conveying Gasoline had a lone accident and exploded.
The tweet reads,
“Situation Report on the Gas Explosion at Cele Bus stop Iju Ishaga. On the arrival of the Tiger Squad, Alausa Secretariet at the scene, it was discovered that there was a gas explosion at the aforementioned address. Further investigation gathered revealed that an unknown truck conveying Gasoline had a lone accident and exploded.
“The impact of the explosion led to fire on adjoining buildings and several vehicles burnt. Several persons were injured and have been taken to the nearest hospital for treatment”.
conveying Gasoline had a lone accident and exploded.
The impact of the explosion led to fire on adjoining buildings and several vehicles burnt. Several persons were injured and have been taken to the nearest hospital for treatment. pic.twitter.com/nmwTeSV8ox
— Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (@followlasema) September 24, 2020
This is coming after a petrol-laden tanker exploded in Felele area of Lokoja Kogi state, in the early hours of Wednesday, September 23rd.
According to eye witnesses, the tanker exploded around 8:00 a.m., when the driver lost control of the tanker and rammed into a coming vehicles.
Reality TV star, Venita Akpofure has paid a visit to Mike Edwards and his family after their return to the country.
Venita and Mike Edwards became friends while they were in the Big Brother house during the Pepper Dem season, and have successfully maintained a healthy relationship since then.
The mother of two expressed her excitement to finally meet the new born baby, Matthew and thanked the new parents for their hospitality during her visit.
She took to Instagram to share pictures of the precious moment and wrote,
So excited and blessed to meet you finally @matthewoedwards .
When two Olympians Unite…a very special kind of Supernova is Born!
@itspsd how u had time to cook for me I don’t know . I had a day full of inspiration, and joy. Your hospitality ❤️❤️❤️ God bless your home @aireyys. Love lives there
Mike Edwards and his wife, Perri welcomed their baby boy in August and christened him Matthew Olaoluwa Edwards.
A Nigerian Makeup and Imitation Artist, identified as Jane Richard transformed her face with make-up to look exactly like Big Brother Naija Lockdown contestant, Laycon.
The young lady is gradually becoming an internet sensation as she recently did an imitation of Late Black Panther Actor, Chadwick Boseman which left people stunned by her skill.
Taking to her Instagram account, she shared pictures of the transformation process and the finished look, which unarguably looked like Laycon.
Social media users have given her accolades for a fantastic job.
She uploaded the pictures and wrote,
Where my #icons at ??
This is not Laycon oh
Imitation makeup by your girl?
A Nigerian man has been released from prison after spending almost a decade for a crime he knew nothing about.
The unidentified man was reportedly arrested during a raid in Oworonshoki and subsequently imprisoned for seven years in Ikoyi prisons, Lagos state.
After being helped by some well-meaning Nigerians who took interest in his case, the young man is now a free citizen.
A lawyer, Malachy Odo shared the story via Twitter as he revealed how the recently released man said he does not know what an Uber is, when attempt was made to order one for him.
Sharing a photo with the freed man, Odo wrote;
“7years in Ikoyi Prisons.
“Raided at Oworonshoki and roped into a crime he knew nothing about.
“His brother-in-law reached out to us here late last year & God sealed his release today.
“Told him an Uber will be booked to take him home and he was like “what’s Uber?”
“Had to explain to him.
“He needs a lot of rehabilitation and catching up to do.”
See his post:
7years in Ikoyi Prisons.
Raided at Oworonshoki and roped into a crime he knew nothing about.
His brother-in-law reached out to us here late last year & God sealed his release today. pic.twitter.com/DBCU6yGKar
Popular Nigerian singer, Wizkid has taken to social media to appreciate Banky W and Tunde Demuren for changing his life.
The singer who took to his Instagram Story on Thursday, named Banky W and Tunde Demuren as people who transformed his life, adding that he would forever be grateful to their record label.
He wrote,
“Thank you to these guys for changing my life @Bankyw @captdemuren. EME 4 ever.”
Similarly the father of three took to his comment section to declare unwavering love for fellow singer and actor Banky W, after he congratulated him on the release of smile video.
He wrote,
“@bankywellington love you boss, forever thankful”.
In other news, the sensational singer and songwriter, has stunned fans with his latest music video for his trending single “SMILE”.
The singer who is preparing for the release of his highly anticipated album “Made In Lagos” released the official video for the first single off the album which features Grammy-winning American singer, H.E.R.
Wizkid dedicated the track to his three adorable sons and had them appear in the visuals with stunning outfits.
Bolu, Ayo, and Zion Balogun were all smiles in the visuals, dispelling notions circulating that he is a dead beat dad especially after his second baby mama, Binta Diamond who is the mother to Ayo called him out for abandoning his son.
The visuals also has guest appearances from Banky W and Tunde Demuren.
Popular Yoruba Gospel singer, Yinka Ayefele has declared his support for BBNaija lockdown contestant, Olamilekan “Laycon” Agbeleshe.
Several celebrities are currently rooting for the 26 year-old rapper and he has been labelled as a child of grace.
Taking to his Instagram account, Yinka Ayefele shared a clip of Laycon performing a rendition of one of his hit songs during the Lipton task.
Mr. Ayefele was also busting dance moves on his seat, with joy and excitement written all over his face as he called the housemates name. It is quite emotional to watch.
In the caption, he urged his follower to vote for Laycon to emerge as the winner of the reality show.
He wrote, “1 2. 3. 4 ………………
???
Text – VOTE Laycon
To – 32052 ……”
Watch the video,
Laycon, Neo, Dorathy, Vee and Nengi are the final 5 housemates.
With less than 4 days left to the end of the Big Brother Naija Lockdown show, viewers have been pulling resources together to vote for their favorite housemates.
The Federal Government has made her intentions to sell a jet in the Presidential Fleet, Hawker 4000 with the registration number 5N-FGX/: RC 066.
The government in a newspaper advertorial on Wednesday revealed that the jet which is one of the 10 aircrafts in the presidential fleet, purchased in 2011 for $22.91 million is up for sale.
The advertorial urged interested buyers to submit their closed bids to the Chairman, Committee for Sale of Aircraft, Office of the National Security Adviser, care of Special Services Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
The advertorial read,
“Please note that all bids must be submitted within one week of this publication. Background check is required as a pre-qualification for the bid. Prospective bidders who want to inspect the aircraft will be granted access within one week from this advertisement.
The video of popular Nigerian singer, Teni praying for Big Brother Naija housemate, Laycon while tagging Erica “omo igbo” is currently serving rounds on social media.
In the video the entertainer is seen praying for Laycon and tagged the disqualified housemate Erica, “omo igbo”.
Although the video is an old video many Nigerians now seem to have taken offence with her statement, as they recently took to Twitter to call her out.
A Twitter user @AfamDeluxo accused the singer of turning the reality show to a tribal event.
He wrote,
“One of the people that turned this year’s #Bbnaija into a tribal event is @TeniEntertainer. She was praying for Laycon and referred to Erica as “Omo Igbo”. Imagine if it was an Igbo artist that referred Laycon as “Onye ofe mmanụ” ????”.
@Zuriks1010wrote, “Let’s call a spade a spade, Omo Ibo is derogatory, separative, isolating. We can’t pretend it’s all nice when the context of use is always in such times. ‘Aboki’ is a nice word but we all know the context we use it in. Same as onye ofe mmanu”
Another Twitter user, Obi Ngozi stated that it’s tribalism to call Erica “omo igbo”
He wrote, “In this bbn case, it’s tribalism to call Erica omo igbo, they came to bbn as Nigerian.”
@its_wendyyyy urged people to call an individual by the name and not their tribe, adding that “omo igbo” is derogatory.
In her words,
“Omo igbo is derogatory, you’re not igbo so you obviously wouldn’t know that, Regardless of what it means, it was always used in a derogatory manner.call people by their names”.
However, several other Nigerians supported the singer, claiming there’s nothing wrong with Erica being referred to as “omo Igbo”.
Dr Omoh wrote,
“I won’t even lie, Eastern Nigerians have the most derogatory name for other tribes but they cry wolf the most. You complain about ”omo Igbo” which literally means an Igbo child but in the east, they call Hausa people the same name they call cows. ”Nama” which even means meat”.
@drip_jules tweeed, “Everyday in 9ja, we call each other names like; e.g, omo igbo, yoruba boy, aboki, even any girl named kafayat is automatically an Alhaja. So because Teni said “omo igbo” now una wan rush am because na celeb. Go and fight iya biliki calling you omo igbo in your street! #BBNaijia”.
The Kogi State Government has declared two days of mourning for the victims of the fuel tanker explosion which claimed not less than 23 lives in Felele area of Lokoja, Kogi state, in the early hours of Wednesday, September 23rd.
This is contained in a statement signed by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo in Lokoja on Thursday, September 24.
Fanwo urged the state’s residents to use the two-day mourning period for a sober reflection as well as pray for the victims and their family members.
He added that the Governor of the state, Yahaya Bello was deeply touched by the incident.
“In this time of grief, we urge the people to be deep in sober reflection and stand together for one another to pull out of the agonizing loss,” Fanwo said.
He urged road users to always act responsibly to avoid accidents.
Fanwo assured the populace that the government will carry out full investigations into the accident to determine the immediate and remote causes.
He said: “The Kogi government wishes to assure families that lost loved ones and those whose houses were affected of support at this trying moment.
“We also call on relevant federal agencies to provide relief materials to support what the state government shall be providing.
“Our hearts are with the affected families. May the souls of the departed rest in peace.”
A 29 year-old Prophetess, identified as Juliet Masakanire, has been arrested for allegedly sexually molesting a female congregant.
She is said to be the founder of Pray Deliverance and Testimony Ministries International in Gweru, Zimbabwe.
According to reports, she was also accused of bribing the victim with US$16 and making several EcoCash transactions to buy her silence.
The sexual molestation victim said that the Prophetess would suck her breasts while putting her fingers in her private part, stating that it occurred on three different occasions.
The victim said;
“She used to give me money every time she abused me. She gave me US$10, US$6, R50 and transferred varying amounts to my account via EcoCash. She said I should do what she wanted if I entertained any thoughts of getting married.”
She also alleged that she sowed her smart phone as a seed inorder to get a husband.
Prophetess Juliet pleaded not guilty to the charges in court and denied the allegation levelled against her. She is currently out on $1 000 bail.
Reacting to these allegations, the prophetess said;
“I was giving her money for groceries and other things since we stayed together. She is framing me because they want to destroy me and my church.”
Talented veteran Nollywood actor, Segun Arinze is celebrating his 55th birthday today, September 24th.
To celebrate his new age, the actor took to his Instagram page to share photo of himself as he thanks God for the privilege to see another year.
According to him only God made it possible for him to have added another year in good health.
He wrote,
“It can only be you Baba God! No one else. I praise and worship you! I give you all the glory and honour. Thank you Father God for another year added. Happy birthday to me.”
Well wishers have since taken to the comment section celebrate the talent.
Similarly, actress, Toyin Afolayan popularly known as Lola Idije is also celebrating her 61st birthday today.
The 61-year-old mother and grand mother, took to her verified Instagram to thank God for the battles he has fought and won for her.
The excited celebrant sharing photos of herself wrote,
“Father lord I magnify and praise your name, For making me a living soul,Thank you for the battle you have fought and for the battle you have won.
“Father lord l praise you, for keeping me or undevoured in the midst of the world wicked fire O lord l thank you for putting the enemy gear on reverse ??????
“I praise you lord for past blessing you have bestowed upon me, May your name be praise ,may your name alone be glorify o lord, favour my life o lord, Let my thanks be acceptable unto you Happy birthday to me ???
Veteran Nollywood actor Segun Arinze is is celebrating his 55th birthday today, Thursday, September 24, 2020.
Segun Arinze took to his Instagram page to share the good news with his fans and followers online.
According to him, only God made it possible for him to be a witness to his big day.
He wrote;
“It can only be you Baba God! No one else. I praise and worship you! I give you all the glory and honour. Thank you Father God for another year added. Happy birthday to me.”
A popular writer known as Praise George on Twitter, has taken to the platform to advise unmarried rich people to stay away from poor people in making a choice of life partner.
According to George, the greatest mistake rich people can make is to marry someone that is poor.
He pointed out that majority of marriages between the rich and the poor don’t last because of the difference in their thinking, adding that there problems money cannot solve.
He tweeeted,
“If you are rich, do not marry the poor. It would be a monumental mistake. Money will be an issue.The poor think scarcity.The rich think abundance. The poor have zero money making habits.There are problems love cannot solve. This is one of them.
“90% of all the marriages between the rich and the poor are destroyed by money issues.If you both are on the same level, you will handle the marriage better than when one partner has all the resources. It usually breeds resentment, envy and anger.
Nigerian Rapper/Actor, Ikechukwu Onunaku showed off his significant other for the first time and he said their relationship was kept secret for fear of what people could do to scatter them.
Sharing the above photo of himself and his woman, he wrote ;
Sometimes we want something so bad we keep it under wraps and quiet as possible cos of our industry or people and they way things get destroyed while out of ur control. But you get to a point u dont want to focus so hard on protecting cos of the confidence you have in it. That feeling turns to a want of celebration. Ive kept it as lowkey as possible for fear of what the world could possibly do to scatter us. But i aint afraid no more. She holds me down. She makes me smile. She tickles and inspires my brain. She pisses me off. She never likes me pissed off. Vice versa. Make up is always the option. Shes everything. And i pray she remains that. Next level . Help me pray for next level cos we no hide again.
Popular media personality, Samklef recently took to his social media page to advise Nigerians who are actively voting their faves in this year’s Big Brother Naija to maintain the same energy when it comes to voting in the general elections in 2020.
His post on twitter reads ;
I hope say next presidential election, we go nominate one person to support fully even if na independent candidate. We go run am like we did for Laycon and others, and even set up a go-fund me account to assist his presidential bid.
Since our politicians don fail us, let’s nominate and sponsor our candidate by ourselves and run the campaign like we did for the big brother contestants.
Since our politicians don fail us, let’s nominate and sponsor our candidate by ourselves and run the campaign like we did for the big brother contestants. https://t.co/WfYvTzM5Fx
Nigerian starboy, Ayo ‘Wizkid’ Balogun released the Video of his hit song, SMILE featuring H.e.r and fans have recieved it with pride as they gave the work positive reviews.
The father-of-three featured his three sons in the video and they all looked handsome with their adorable smiles.
First son, BoluwatifeSecond son. AyoThird son, Zion
The police have seized 324,000 used condoms which were being recycled for resale to the general public in Vietnam.
Authorities confiscated the unlabeled rubber contraceptives during a raid at a warehouse situated at Hoa Nhut Quarter, Tan Vinh Hiep Ward, Binh Duong Province, located in southern Vietnam over the weekend.
Officials said factory workers were tasked with washing, drying, and reshaping the condoms with wooden dildos.
33 year-old Pham Thi Thanh Ngoc, who owns the warehouse was arrested during the raid. She admitted that an unidentified person delivers the used condoms to the warehouse once a month. According to local news site VN Explore, she cleaned, dried, and sorted the condoms before reselling them to the public as new.
Local reports said the condoms were being supplied to hotels and market stalls close to the warehouse. It was also discovered that thousands of repackaged condoms had already been sold to the unsuspecting public.
A government official said: ‘Condoms are classified as medical items, so we will take a look at the several laws that the owner has broken.’
Some Big Brother Naija fans are dragging former Lockdown housemate, Ozoemena after he was spotted recently standing close to a wedding gown.
The BBNaija: Lockdown housemate, who was evicted last Sunday, was seen in a viral photo standing beside a wedding gown alongside fashion designer, Mai Atafo in his fashion store.
Not long after the photo started serving rounds on the internet, some viewers trolled the 28-year-old by saying he is pricing the wedding gown for his love interest in the house, Nengi.
According to them, the BBNaija star is not yet ready to give up on his quest to have Nengi all to himself.
Ozo paid a visit to celebrity fashion designer, Mai Atafo recently and a situation that occurred during his visit, got fans talking — in a video that made rounds, a uniformed police officer was seen opening the car door for him when he arrived.
Fans are saying the police officer’s action is demeaning to the entire Nigerian Police Force.
Popular Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade has recently been appointed goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme. (UNDP)
The organization took her official Twitter page to welcome the singer to the UNDP family.
The tweet reads,
“We’re pleased to welcome Nigerian superstar @yemialadee, as our newest UNDP Goodwill Ambassador! We thank Yemi for being our voice for a green and equitable recovery”.
Similarly the new ambassador, Yemi in a video posted on her Instagram page stated that the role will enable her shine a spotlight on the disproportionate impact of the health and socio-economic crisis on the poorest and most vulnerable people, who are mostly women.
In her words,
“It’s an honour to be named UN goodwill ambassador to the UNDP programme, an agency whose core mission completely aligns with mine, to end poverty and to erase all forms of gender inequality.
“Women are among the 4 billion people who are trying to survive COVID-19 without any form of social protection.
“I want to lend my voice to these women and other vulnerable people who make up half of the world that’s struggling to make ends meet. They don’t have the luxury of working from home and are putting their health at risk just to put food on the table”.
This year has been a very good year for the Yemi Alade. Few months ago the Nigerian Afropop singer, made the list of 100 most influential women in Africa.
The list was compiled by Avance Media, and these women were drawn from 34 African countries with their respective contribution to the development of Africa being considered
She joined the likes of Linda Ikeji, Okonjo Iweala, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu of Tony Elumelu Foundation, Uche Pedro of Bella Naija and others who have been on the list before the update.
Recall that Nengi was left stunned after walking in on Neo washing Vee’s panties in the house yesterday, September 23.
It was earlier reported that Neo and Vee were not on good terms yesterday and to quell her agitation, he joined her in washing her undies — in a bid to make her happy, he took over the washing while she spread them after he had rinsed them.
As they were discussing, Vee called Neo’s attention to the fact that one of her panties was missing. A surprised Nengi who was there at that moment then said, “Ahh ahh, Neo, you even wash pant join”. She then turned to Vee, telling her she is a lucky girl.
Nigerian rapper, Ikechukwu Onunaku has finally revealed the love of his life to his social media family and he explained the reason why he kept his relationship a secret.
Taking to his Instagram page, he said he kept it under wraps for fear of what the world could do to scatter them but has now overcame that fear and more confident of what he shares with the lady. His plight is quite understandable as social media can be quite scary.
The rapper, however, did not disclose any personal details about his woman or share a closer shot of her face, which makes it difficult to identify her.
His post reads,
Sometimes we want something so bad we keep it under wraps and quiet as possible cos of our industry or people and they way things get destroyed while out of your control. But you get to a point u don’t want to focus so hard on protecting cos of the confidence you have in it. That feeling turns to a want of celebration.
I’ve kept it as lowkey as possible for fear of what the world could possibly do to scatter us. But I aunt afraid no more.
She holds me down.
She makes me smile.
She tickles and inspires my brain.
She pisses me off.
She never likes me pissed off. Vice versa.
Make up is always the option.
She’s everything. And I pray she remains that.
Next level. Help me pray for next level cos we no hide again.
Sensational singer and songwriter, Wizkid has stunned fans with his latest music video for his trending single “SMILE”.
The singer who is preparing for the release of his highly anticipated album “Made In Lagos” released the official video for the first single off the album which features Grammy-winning American singer, H.E.R.
Wizkid dedicated the track to his three adorable sons and had them appear in the visuals with stunning outfits.
Bolu, Ayo, and Zion Balogun were all smiles in the visuals, dispelling notions circulating that he is a dead beat dad especially after his second baby mama, Binta Diamond who is the mother to Ayo called him out for abandoning his son.
The visuals also has guest appearances from Banky W and Tunde Demerun.
Veteran Nollywood actress, Toyin Afolayan popularly known as Lola Idije is celebrating her 61st birthday today, September 24th and has taken to social media to share new photos of her self to celebrate her big day.
The 61-year-old mother and grand mother, took to her verified Instagram to thank God for the battles he has fought and won for her.
The excited celebrant sharing photos of herself wrote,
“Father lord I magnify and praise your name, For making me a living soul,Thank you for the battle you have fought and for the battle you have won.
“Father lord l praise you, for keeping me or undevoured in the midst of the world wicked fire O lord l thank you for putting the enemy gear on reverse ??????
“I praise you lord for past blessing you have bestowed upon me, May your name be praise ,may your name alone be glorify o lord, favour my life o lord, Let my thanks be acceptable unto you Happy birthday to me ???
Former Nigerian presidential aide, Reno Omokri has immediately shunned a lady who called him “baby” on Instagram.
The lawyer shared a photo of himself and a lady identified as ologunmade begged him to check his DM in a manner that appeared seductive.
The lady called the already married man, baby with a smiley that depicts love.
In her words,
“Baby ❤️, check your DM”.
Reno Omokri who found the tag “baby” offensive, immediately shunned her adding that she can’t in anyway meet his wife’s standard.
He noted that his wife is his baby and extremely beautiful, hence no other woman has the right to call him baby.
He wrote,
“My wife is my baby and I will never check your DM, have you seen how beautiful my wife is? 10 of you can’t come close to her.”.
In other news, the author recently aired his opinion about how husbands should handle money in their home.
According to him, the husband’s money is meant to be spent by hos entire family, comprising of him, his wife and children. However, the husband has no business with his wife’s money.
He asserted that men should learn to pull their own weight and make their own money.
Nigerian Billionaire, Ned Nwoko has finally addressed the rumour of him planning to marry Chika Ike, thus making her his seventh wife.
Recall that social media went agog few weeks ago when the Nollywood actress was accused of having a romantic relationship with her colleague’s husband.
In a doctored video that went viral, a blogger called Ada Nanka was heard narrating how Regina Daniels’ mother, Rita Daniels threatened to go spiritual on Chika if she refuses to leave her daughter’s husband alone.
Nanka claimed that actress Chika has resumed a love relationship with the billionaire businessman. According to her, the actress’ mother has warned Chika to leave her daughter’s husband alone.
After weeks of silence, the billionaire businessman has finally cleared the air about the matter.
Speaking in a statement released by his media directorate, he dismissed the reports as fake and wicked.
According to him, he hasn’t been in communication with the Harvard Business School Graduate in the last years.
He said,
“I have not spoken to Chika Ike in two years. I have not seen her. This is wicked. People should leave me and my family alone”.
Popular Nigerian singer Morachi has sparked a debate online after saying that the good life women enjoy come from men.
In other words, the money and comfort most women have been made possible by men while contending that a time will come when men will be fed up and will only date financially independent women.
He further asked women to appreciate men instead of having a sense of entitlement as though a man’s job is only to dole out money to them. This statement will indeed anger women especially feminists.
He made this comment on his InstaStories platform.
“Lol… to all my beautiful ladies out there, let me give y’all an expo on what’s currently going on in the world of today’s men. They are starting to lose interest in women who are not financially independent. And in the nearest future, men would only wanna date financially independent women only. Time for everyone to worker harder or smarter. Men are getting wiser, so you might wanna praise them a lil instead of feeling entitled or call them scums when the good life most women enjoy come from men’s money.”
